Best Amateur Theaters In San Francisco Near Me

4worldlovers: This unforgettable evening begins as you step off the busy streets of San Francisco and enter into a historic speakeasy with a Moroccan flair. The perfect setting for a remarkable evening.

Upon entering you are escorted into the Oasis Lounge where you witness world class sleight-of-hand magic prior to the main performance. A wonderful assortment of drinks and Moroccan appetizers are available for purchase before the show.

You are then escorted into our intimate showroom for Mind Tricks Live. Jay Alexander‘s unforgettable performance of magic, mentalism, and psychological feats such as human lie detection. This evening of entertainment lifts your spirits and leaves a lasting memory.

4worldlovers: Every show is a one-of-a-kind theatre experience created on the spot by our highly skilled actors and inspired by your suggestions.

4worldlovers: An experimental theater in the Tenderloin of San Francisco set out to create tantalizing plays. Both inspiring new works and revamped classics are showcased in our intimate black box space. We are committed to connecting Bay Area audiences and artists through shared moments of live storytelling with a focus on historically underrepresented and underserved communities. As we enter our 23rd year, we are eager to get back to the live stage and can’t wait to share what we have in store for you all!

Cutting Ball Theater and Poltergeist Theatre Project team up to bring audiences an immersive drag solo performance full of lip sync, parlor games, and murder mystery performed by the talented Chris Steele.

Bella isn't feeling quite herself-- is she being poisoned? Tortured? Slowly driven mad? There's nothing like a night of parlor games to take one's mind off such unpleasantries-- and you're all invited to play! A whimsical series of games helps Bella tell the story of her rather delicate state, until the return of her imperious Husband, and the astonishing appearance of an Inspector, who's positively brimming with talk of manipulation and murder. Perhaps it's better to sip one's tea and slip into a quiet reverie, after all.

Gaslit, a Trans Drag Parody, is an intentionally queer, trans, and feminist takedown of an accidentally impactful theatre classic: Angel Street. This full-length solo performance was developed at Berekely Rep Underground, and features drag lip sync, storytelling parlour games, murderous intrigue, and edible soap.

Cutting Ball Theater announces a new collective leadership structure after months of deliberation on how to best serve our community and staff. Learn more about this decision and what each role does.

Live, in-person theater returns to Cutting Ball! Join us for the whole season with a 2022/2023 All Access Pass now available on a sliding scale.

The "Treat Yourself" tiers are for those who love theater, but sometimes experience a financial barrier to attending. Cutting Ball believes everyone should be able to access art! Choose this tier if you'd like to treat yourself to our shows this season. The "Be Our Guest" tiers are how our pass would traditionally be priced in the past. The "Come One, Come All" tiers are for those who wish and are able to pay-it-forward! By purchasing from these higher priced tiers, you are directly helping to make the "Treat Yourself" Tiers possible

Cutting Ball is committed to upholding strong safety protocols in our space, so your focus can stay where it belongs: on the play.

Proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or negative PCR test within 72hrs is required to enter the theater

Protocols for ventilation, hand sanitizing stations, contact tracing, and more are detailed in our COVID-19 Safety Plan

Want to know more? Read Cutting Ball’s full COVID-19 Safety Plan for Performances.

4worldlovers: Students will create a 20-minute mini-play for family and friends. learn more >

4worldlovers: San Francisco Playhouse is a nonprofit theatre in downtown San Francisco. The Bay Area’s most awarded theatre company (Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle, 2012-2022), the Playhouse stages plays and musicals every year, including world premieres, Broadway and Off-Broadway hits, and thought-provoking works from playwrights around the world.

The company has been hailed by the New York Times as “a company that stages some of the most consistently high-quality work around,” was praised by KQED as “one of the few theaters in the Bay Area that has a mission that actually shows up on stage,” and called “local theater at its best” by the San Francisco Chronicle. The company was awarded the American Theatre Wing National Theatre Company grant, making it eligible for the Regional Tony Award.

San Francisco theatre productions take place Tuesday through Sunday at the Playhouse’s Mainstage in the Union Square theatre district, in addition to other performances at Sandbox venues throughout the city. Click here for a full schedule of events.